African-American students enrolled in a U.S. not-for-profit educational institution who will begin their final year of a NAAB-accredited architecture program in the Fall of 2014 are eligible to apply. Electronic materials due to diversity@gensler.com on December 15, 2013.

Oneadvanced-levelcommercialarchitectureprojectwithwrittendescription(500 words and 10 pages, maximum). Work done with a single partner may be submitted, but it must include a description of the applicant’s specific contribution and a letter of support from the applicant’s collaborative partner.

Gensler will review submissions and invite finalists to submit a digital video introducing themselvescreativelytothejuryandpresentingtheirwork.Basedonthesevideos, oneormore individuals selected as winners will be awarded an academic scholarship paid directly to their college or university. Winners and finalists may also be considered for a paid internship at a Gensler regional office in the summer of 2014 and paired with a Gensler mentor who may serve as a resource during the internship and final academic year.